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found: Wikipedia, 10-27-2014:(David V. Picker; b. May 14, 1931 (age 83) in New York City; Education: BA (1953) Dartmouth College; Occupation: movie executive and producer; known for: served as President and CEO of United Artists, Paramount, Lorimar and Columbia Pictures; began his career in 1956, at United Artists; Picker has been a member of the Writers Guild of America East, is currently a member the Producers Guild of America, and he is Chairman Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America East; in 1973, he founded the production company, Two Roads Productions; Picker produced The Saint of Fort Washington for Warner Bros. in 1993 and The Crucible for Twentieth Century Fox in 1996; In 1997, became president of Hallmark Entertainment Productions Worldwide and agreed to bring the company into feature films; from 2004 to 2008 he served as chairman of The Producers Guild of America for the East)